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Paradise Junior High

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Paradise Junior High ranks 1884 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 31% of California middle schools

Summary

Paradise Junior High is a public school serving 197 students in grades 7–8 in Paradise, California, and is part of Paradise Unified. Its results are mixed: test scores have risen from a recent low in some subjects, but attendance remains a concern. The most important finding is that proficiency is still below state results in all three tested subjects, with the widest gap in math.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state and district, while math is its weakest: in 2025–26, school proficiency was 26% in science, 36% in ELA and 21% in math, compared with state rates of 36%, 49% and 38%. The school was about even with its district in ELA and science, but 5 points below it in math. In same-grade comparisons, it ranked sixth of eight nearby schools in grade 7 and grade 8 ELA and math, and seventh of eight in grade 8 science. Chronic absenteeism is also high: 36% of students were chronically absent, versus 26% in the district, 18% statewide and a 24% average among nearby schools with reported rates.

Scores have improved overall since 2022–23, but the trend has not been steady: ELA rose 9 points and science 13 points, while math increased 10 points across the period but fell 8 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 31st percentile with 2 stars for 2025–26, up from the 17th percentile in 2023–24 but down from the 40th percentile the year before. Its student-teacher ratio was 16.5 in 2024–25, below the nearby-school average of 19.6; 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well it serves Special Education Students was 50th percentile, compared with 31st overall; its ranking for White Students was 12th percentile, also notably below the overall figure.

197

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,657

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

5657 Recreation Dr.
Paradise, CA 95969-5194

(530) 872-6465

District: Paradise Unified

Students who attend Paradise Junior High usually attend:

High:

Paradise Senior High

Feeder schools for Paradise Junior High:

Elementary:	Paradise Elementary
	Ponderosa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

19.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2026) from a 16th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

California avg42%

1,884^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1111^th of 1,530Paradise Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	1884 of 2740	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	1644 of 2761	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2307 of 2783	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2324 of 2781	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1937 of 2740	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1314 of 2480	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	1416 of 2508	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	1472 of 2497	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	1492 of 2477	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	1310 of 2379	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	1183 of 2259	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.2	1405 of 2236	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.3	1355 of 2179	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	1192 of 2063	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.6	1142 of 2005	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.6	841 of 1999	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.8	798 of 1804	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.6	989 of 1777	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.9	720 of 1769	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	574 of 1531	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	706 of 1369	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1845 of 2516	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	1483 of 2533	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2176 of 2551	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2271 of 2531	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1807 of 2509	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1395 of 2262	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	1472 of 2357	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	1385 of 2395	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1953 of 2388	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	2336 of 2374	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1079 of 2359	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	1091 of 2072	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1812 of 2529	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	1485 of 2542	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2107 of 2579	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2094 of 2531	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1606 of 2458	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1245 of 2230	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1648 of 2514	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	1573 of 2534	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2112 of 2552	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1953 of 2538	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1853 of 2527	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1098 of 2273	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	794 of 1605	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.6	948 of 1566	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1330 of 1552	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1052 of 1531	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	1318 of 1490	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	1259 of 1520	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1473 of 1537	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1469 of 1543	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1457 of 1555	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1178 of 1496	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science26%-10 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Junior High	Public	7-8	5657 Recreation Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6465	197	12	16.5	70.6%	138 (70.1%)	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	28.6	1884^th of 2740 public middle schools	31.2%		35	1644^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%	240	25.9	25.9		36.0	36.1	36.1		18.0	23.6	20.9	$23,657	$21,206	$2,451
Paradise Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6473 Clark Rd.	Paradise	95928	Butte County	Paradise Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-7277	143	7	20.4	51.0%	114 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.6%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	50	1179^th of 2740 public middle schools	57.0%		65.3	780^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.7%	399	35.4	35.4	52.9	41.5	39.6	45.0	41.2	34.2	31.3	35.7
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Public	6-8	2253 Humboldt Rd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4110	716	36	19.7	57.3%	367 (51.3%)	19 (2.7%)	189 (26.4%)	48 (6.7%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (11.5%)	70.1	687^th of 2740 public middle schools	74.9%		75.1	581^st of 2761 public middle schools	79.0%	106	43.0	43.0	57.0	57.0	58.4	57.5	46.4	41.3	48.3	45.4	$20,231	$19,716	$515
Bidwell Junior High	Public	6-8	2376 North Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3080	1,012	42	24.1	52.3%	562 (55.5%)	12 (1.2%)	292 (28.9%)	49 (4.8%)	9 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	80 (7.9%)	63.6	843^rd of 2740 public middle schools	69.2%		62.8	833^rd of 2761 public middle schools	69.8%	10	43.3	43.3	51.6	62.4	59.4	57.4	36.1	37.1	38.2	37.1	$17,234	$16,314	$920
Chico Junior High	Public	6-8	280 Memorial Way	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3066	861	39	22.1	63.9%	335 (38.9%)	22 (2.6%)	339 (39.4%)	43 (5.0%)	12 (1.4%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (11.6%)	51.5	1143^rd of 2740 public middle schools	58.3%		60	908^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.1%	235	39.3	39.3	48.8	49.1	55.3	51.0	28.1	30.9	31.0	30.0	$18,392	$17,290	$1,102
Durham Intermediate	Public	6-8	9416 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4690	233	12	19.1	39.9%	164 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	74.8	570^th of 2740 public middle schools	79.2%		65.5	772^nd of 2761 public middle schools	72.0%	202	48.0	48.0	52.7	61.3	60.0	58.0	45.2	56.0	49.3	50.2	$50,484	$49,292	$1,192
Nelson Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2940	456	23	19.4	85.7%	162 (35.5%)	8 (1.8%)	71 (15.6%)	162 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (9.0%)	36.5	1612^th of 2740 public middle schools	41.2%		35.8	1625^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.1%	13	32.9	32.9	30.3	35.4	44.4	36.7	19.3	28.0	36.0	27.8	$23,855	$23,578	$277
Ishi Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1 Ishi Hills Way	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3078	294	17	17.0	68.0%	153 (52.0%)	9 (3.1%)	59 (20.1%)	14 (4.8%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (16.7%)	23.9	2045^th of 2740 public middle schools	25.4%		20.1	2217^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.7%	172	27.9	27.9	26.0	38.0	32.9	32.2	19.0	14.0	18.6	17.2	$25,417	$24,504	$913
The Studios @ Central	Public	5-8	2565 Mesa Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3002	300	20	15.3	76.3%	124 (41.3%)	15 (5.0%)	71 (23.7%)	53 (17.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	9.5	2616^th of 2740 public middle schools	4.5%		17.2	2347^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.0%	269	9.7	9.7	19.0	25.6	11.8	18.2	8.9	15.4	2.0	8.1	$29,094	$27,974	$1,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Junior High

What high school do graduates of Paradise Junior High attend?

Students who attend Paradise Junior High usually go on to attend Paradise Senior High

Is Paradise Junior High a good school?

Paradise Junior High ranks 1884^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Paradise Junior High in?

Paradise Unified

How many students attend Paradise Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Paradise Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Junior High?

Students at Paradise Junior High are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

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